coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to look away; to avert one's eyes
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to be transparent; to show through
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
somehow; for some reason or other
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
official divorce registration papers
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
tedious; boring; being fed up with
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
no, not like that (but like this)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
such; like that; that sort of; very
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up